- Twists to open and close
- Uses Standard Refill
- Manufacturer: Hampton Haddon
- Package Quantity: 1
- Part Number: MM2202MCL
- Style: Colonette
By about 1300, the city of Cologne held Germany’s largest urban population and one of its most prolific artistic centers. Brilliant enamels from 12th-century Cologne bear witness to the importance of the church in the cultural life of the city. A group of medieval enamels in the Museum’s collection were once part of the massive reliquary shrines that lavishly decorated the interiors of Cologne’s churches; some of these reliquary fragments resemble small-scale door arches, columns, and capitals. Adorned with intricate champlevé enamel, a colonnette, or miniature column, from this group was made in Cologne about 1175–1200. This richly decorated colonnette is the basis for our handsome pen design.